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People are assuming the show "The Good Life", was cancelled after Cee made a few unintelligent tweets........twitter is a hell of a drug. But, please, I've seen that show on a couple occasions and it stunk to high hell. I don't know if pointing the cancellation towards the dumb tweets works, but whatever.
TBS is saying it was cancelled because of poor rating and that is the story I'm sticking too. I only watched twice and it was horrible.
Folks want to think that it was because of the tweets below. In the tweets he said something like a women can only be raped if they are conscious. Yup, twitter is a hell of a drug.
Here are some of the tweets Buzz Feed grabbed before he snatched them down. Just think Cee's of age son will no doubt read these. Let's not exclude his friends.......He gots some splainin' to do.
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AMD's 3xx series goes up for sale with reviews soon to follow
Subject: Graphics Cards | June 18, 2015 - 01:05 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: amd, Hawaii XT, tonga, pitcairn
So far the only published review with benchmarks is this one from Legion Hardware, with many others including Ryan's to follow as the benchmark monkeys are whipped to a furious pace. The initial results show roughly what has been expected, the R9 390X is roughly 10% faster overall than the 290X and about 6% faster than the base 390 model which itself is roughly 8% faster than the previous 290. The 380 shows a similar 6% gain over the 285 and performance wise can tie the GTX 960. Bear in mind this is very preliminary review, as time is needed to properly test and to overclock the cards, keep your eyes peeled for more reviews and cards from other sources.
"Firstly we would like to thank HIS for supplying their HIS Radeon R9 390X IceQ X2 OC 8GB, R9 390 IceQ X2 OC 8GB and R9 380 IceQ X2 OC 2GB graphics cards. The cooling performance of their IceQ X2 cooler was excellent on all three cards and they look very eye catching as well."
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Podcast #353 - Seiki Pro 4k Display, More News from Computex, and more!
Subject: General Tech | June 11, 2015 - 12:15 PM | Ken Addison
Tagged: Z97-Pro Gamer, video, valve, tonga, Steam Controller, Seiki Pro, seiki, r9 390x, podcast, MasterCase, hawaii, Fiji, coolermaster, computex, amd, 4k
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Big Things, Small Packages
Sapphire isn't a brand we have covered in a while, so it is nice to see a new and interesting product drop on our door. Sapphire was a relative unknown until around the release of the Radeon 9700 Pro days. This was around the time when ATI decided that they did not want to be so vertically integrated, so allowed other companies to start buying their chips and making their own cards. This was done to provide a bit of stability for ATI pricing, as they didn't have to worry about a volatile component market that could cause their margins to plummet. By selling just the chips to partners, ATI could more adequately control margins on their own product while allowing their partners to make their own deals and component choices for the finished card.
ATI had very limited graphics card production of their own, so they often would farm out production to second sources. One of these sources ended up turning into Sapphire. When ATI finally allowed other partners to produce and brand their own ATI based products, Sapphire already had a leg up on the competition by being a large producer already of ATI products. They soon controlled a good portion of the marketplace by their contacts, pricing, and close relationship with ATI.
Since this time ATI has been bought up by AMD and they no longer produce any ATI branded cards. Going vertical when it come to producing their own chips and video cards was obviously a bad idea, we can look back at 3dfx and their attempt at vertical integration and how that ended for the company. AMD obviously produces an initial reference version of their cards and coolers, but allows their partners to sell the "sticker" version and then develop their own designs. This has worked very well for both NVIDIA and AMD, and it has allowed their partners to further differentiate their product from the competition.
Sapphire usually does a bang up job on packaging the graphics card. Oh look, a mousepad!
Sapphire is not as big of a player as they used to be, but they are still one of the primary partners of AMD. It would not surprise me in the least if they still produced the reference designs for AMD and then distributed those products to other partners. Sapphire is known for building a very good quality card and their cooling solutions have been well received as well. The company does have some stiff competition from the likes of Asus, MSI, and others for this particular market. Unlike those two particular companies, Sapphire obviously does not make any NVIDIA based boards. This has been a blessing and a curse, depending on what the cycle is looking like between AMD and NVIDIA and who has dominance in any particular marketplace.
Click here to read the entire Sapphire R9 285 ITX OC Review!
Rumor: AMD Radeon R9 300-series Release Dates
Subject: Graphics Cards | May 14, 2015 - 07:00 AM | Scott Michaud
Tagged: tonga, radeon, R9, pitcairn, Fiji, bonaire, amd
Benchlife.info, via WCCFTech, believes that AMD's Radeon R9 300-series GPUs will launch in late June. Specifically, the R9 380, the R7 370, and the R7 360 will arrive on the 18th of June. These are listed as OEM parts, as we have mentioned on the podcast, which Ryan speculates could mean that the flagship Fiji XT might go by a different name. Benchlife.info seems to think that it will be called by the R9 390(X) though, and that it will be released on the 24th of June.
WCCFTech is a bit more timid, calling it simply "Fiji XT".
In relation to industry events, this has the OEM lineup launching on the last day of E3 and Fiji XT launching in the middle of the following week. This feels a little weird, especially because AMD's E3 event with PC Gamer is on the 16th. While it makes sense for AMD to announce the launch a few days before it happens, that doesn't make sense for OEM parts unless they were going to announce a line of pre-built PCs. The most likely candidate to launch gaming PCs is Valve, and they're one of the few companies that are absent from AMD's event.
And this is where I run out of ideas. Launching a line of OEM parts at E3 is weird unless it was to open the flood gates for OEMs to make their own announcements. Unless Valve is scheduled to make an announcement earlier in the day, or a surprise appearance at the event, that seems unlikely. Something seems up, though.
The Linux AMDGPU for R9 285 arrives
Subject: General Tech | April 21, 2015 - 03:07 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: tonga, linux, carrizo, AMDGPU, amd
It will not be officially rolled in until kernel 4.2 but you can currently grab the new binary blob by following the links from Phoronix. This new AMDGPU kernel driver will be used by both the full open-source driver and the Catalyst driver provided officially by AMD and provide support not only for the R9 285 but upcoming families as well. There is still some development to be done as AMD's Alex Deucher told Phoronix that this initial code lacks power management features for Tonga but that will be addressed shortly.
"At long last the source code to the new AMDGPU driver has been released! This is the new driver needed to support the Radeon R9 285 graphics card along with future GPUs/APUs like Carrizo. Compared to the existing Radeon DRM driver, the new AMDGPU code is needed for AMD's new unified Linux driver strategy whereby the new Catalyst driver will be isolated to being a user-space binary blob with both the full open-source driver and the Catalyst driver using this common AMDGPU kernel driver."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- Memristor could help make brain-like computer @ Nanotechweb
- Qualcomm will reportedly ditch TSMC in favour of Samsung for Snapdragon 820 @ The Inquirer
- BlackBerry buys security startup WatchDox to boost enterprise software offering @ The Inquirer
- Windows 10 MURDERED your Lumia? Microsoft says it may have a fix @ The Register
- How to Run Your Own Git Server @ Linux.com
- D-Link: sorry we're SOHOpeless @ The Register
- MSI OC Academy Sub-Zero Overclocking Event @ Kitguru
- TRENDnet AC1900 Dual Band Wireless Router Review @ NikKTech
- Inateck HBU3VL2-4 USB 3.0 Hub and HBU3VL3-4 Hub with Ethernet @ eTeknix
MSI's overclocked R9 285 GAMING OC
Subject: General Tech | September 8, 2014 - 02:34 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: video, tonga, radeon, r9 285, gcn. gcn 1.1, freesync, factory overclocked, amd, 285
MSI's Radeon R9 285 GAMING OC does not yet show up for sale but with it's factory overclock may arrive at a slightly higher price than the MSRP of $250. The RAM remains at the default 5.5 GHz but the GPU has been bumped up 55MHz to 973MHz out of the box and could likely be pushed higher as MSI has included the usual suspects on this card, Twin Frozr IV Advanced and Military Class 4 components. In [H]ard|OCP's testing the card was well matched by the GTX 760, the HD 285 won more than it lost, but not always and not by much. Compared to the HD 280 not only did the new Tonga card usually provide better performance but the additional feature the GPU supports, of which FreeSync is only one, make the HD 285 the clear winner in that contest. Check their full review for benchmarks.
Ryan reviewed Sapphire's model here.
"AMD has launched the $249 AMD Radeon R9 285 video card. We dive into this somewhat confusing GPU. We compare it to the GeForce GTX 760 as well as an AMD Radeon R9 280. We'll discuss GCN differences in this new video card that may give it the edge with some feedback from AMD."
Here are some more Graphics Card articles from around the web:
- AMD's Radeon R9 285 @ The Tech Report
- PowerColor Radeon R9 285 TurboDuo 2GB @ Custom PC Review
- PowerColor R9 285 Turbo Duo Review @ OCC
- PowerColor R9 285 TurboDuo Review @ Neoseeker
- PowerColor Radeon R9 285 2GB Review @HiTech Legion
- Sapphire R9 285 Dual-X OC @ Kitguru
- AMD's GTX 760 Killer? MSI Radeon R9 285 Twin Frozr IV Review @ Techgage
- Sapphire Dual-X AMD R9 285 @ eTeknix
- Asus R9 285 STRIX @ Kitguru
- Radeon R9-285 @ HardwareHeaven
- Sapphire R9 285 Dual-X OC 2 GB @ techPowerUp
- AMD Radeon R9 285 @ Legion Hardware
- MSI R9 280X Gaming 3G GPU Review @ Modders-Inc
- Sapphire R7 260X OC 1GB @ eTeknix
- AMD Radeon R9 290: Gallium3D vs. Catalyst Drivers @ Phoronix
- The Most Energy Efficient Radeon GPU For AMD Linux Gaming @ Phoronix
- 20-Way Radeon Comparison With Open-Source Graphics For Steam On Linux Gaming @ Phoronix
- AMD FirePro W9100 Professional Graphics Card @ X-bit Labs
- The Fastest NVIDIA GPUs For Open-Source Nouveau With Steam Linux Gaming @ Phoronix
- Examining Nvidia's Driver Progress Since Launch Drivers: GTX 780 Ti & GTX 680 @ eTeknix
Tonga GPU Features
On December 22, 2011, AMD launched the first 28nm GPU based on an architecture called GCN on the code name Tahiti silicon. That was the release of the Radeon HD 7970 and it was the beginning of an incredibly long adventure for PC enthusiasts and gamers. We eventually saw the HD 7970 GHz Edition and the R9 280/280X releases, all based on essentially identical silicon, keeping a spot in the market for nearly 3 years. Today AMD is launching the Tonga GPU and Radeon R9 285, a new piece of silicon that shares many traits of Tahiti but adds support for some additional features.
Replacing the Radeon R9 280 in the current product stack, the R9 285 will step in at $249, essentially the same price. Buyers will be treated to an updated feature set though including options that were only previously available on the R9 290 and R9 290X (and R7 260X). These include TrueAudio, FreeSync, XDMA CrossFire and PowerTune.
Many people have been calling this architecture GCN 1.1 though AMD internally doesn't have a moniker for it. The move from Tahiti, to Hawaii and now to Tonga, reveals a new design philosophy from AMD, one of smaller and more gradual steps forward as opposed to sudden, massive improvements in specifications. Whether this change was self-imposed or a result of the slowing of process technology advancement is really a matter of opinion.
Continue reading our review of the AMD Radeon R9 285 Tonga GPU!!
Meet Tonga, soon to be your new Radeon
Subject: General Tech | August 13, 2014 - 12:58 PM | Jeremy Hellstrom
Tagged: tonga, radeon, FirePro W7100, amd
A little secret popped out with the release of AMD's FirePro W7100, a new family of GPU that goes by the name of Tonga, which is very likely to replace the aging Tahiti chip that has been used since the HD 7900 series. The stats that The Tech Report saw show interesting changes from Tahiti including a reduction of the memory interface to 256-bit which is in line with NVIDIA's current offerings. The number of stream processors might be reduced to 1792 from 2048 but that is based on the W7100 and it the GPUs may be released with the full 32 GCN compute units. Many other features have seen increases, the number of Asynchronous Compute Engines goes from 2 to 8, the number of rasterized triangles per clock doubles to 4 and it adds support for the new TrueAudio DSP and CrossFire XDMA.
"The bottom line is that Tonga joins the Hawaii (Radeon R9 290X) and Bonaire (R7 260X) chips as the only members of AMD' s GCN 1.1 series of graphics processors. Tonga looks to be a mid-sized GPU and is expected to supplant the venerable Tahiti chip used in everything from the original Radeon HD 7970 to the current Radeon R9 280."
Here is some more Tech News from around the web:
- No more turning over a USB thing, then turning it over again to plug it in: Reversible socket ready for lift off @ The Register
- 12 Linux-Based Home Automation Systems for Under $300 @ Linux.com
- The IPv4 Internet Hiccups @ Slashdot
- Password manager LastPass goes titsup: Users LOCKED OUT @ The Register
- Seagate to splash MILLIONS on LAND, FACTORIES @ The Register
- Hardware Asylum Podcast - Computex 2014 Wrap Up and MSI MOA Americas Qualifier
- Netis Beacon N300 Wireless Gaming Router @ TechwareLabs
- Canadian ISP Shaw stumbles around internet with mystery 'routing' sickness @ The Register
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by Angel G. on 08/20/2015
The Grasmere zoo is the best. It's still relatively new when compared to all the older, much better grounded zoos, which makes it cost more. They're still building the zoo, so many exhibits are still in the future. I'm not complaining on the "lack of other animals"; on the contrary, I just count myself fortunate that I can see what they do have. If others want to complain about the imagined "lack of animals", then why don't they just build their own zoo and see how it's like?
by Stephanie C. on 07/06/2015
I've been to many zoos, this one was by far the worst. There were hardly any animals, and you had to walk so far to get to each exhibit. There was alot of construction, so several exhibits were closed. What zoo does not have lions, bears, or wolves? No rare foxes? For the amount of money it costs to take your family to the zoo it simply was not worth it. The best part of our entire day was feeding the birds. Which costs extra. Everything does! Next time we're going to Memphis, I don't plan to ever return to Nashville's zoo.
Cuteby Shanna B. on 04/27/2014
Cute ids the only word that I can think this fits for the zoo. It's a small intimate place with a decent layout. It is small so it feels overcrowded very easily. I thought that the animal enclosures were very small and didn't allow the animals enough room to roam. But since it is a small zoo they don't have a lot of animals. No lions, sea life, etc. It's $15 to enter and they do offer a membership. For the size I think the price is a little over, but it's not unreasonable. All in all, we probably won't be back, but we did enjoy our day.
love are zoo keep geting betterby mason3423 on 04/26/2012
I have membership to the Nashville zoo love it I come alot to it all way have fun seeing the animals. I been to the Memphis zoo it may have more animals but the cage space for some is OS small . Are zoo has better cages space . the zoo keep getting better look at there master plan it will get better and it is .
Inaccessibleby earltdickersonjr on 04/05/2012
The zoo at Nashville is the most inaccessible I've ever been to. The parking for handicap persons does not meet federal guidelines (ADA.gov Not enough Van accessible spaces) Wheelchair bound persons are charged full price but cannot get to every exhibit. The concrete is texturized to be very difficult to chairs. Yet I saw eight persons in three hours in wheelchairs. Duh! Serve the public or at least meet federal regulations.
Best Zoo everby Sally14 on 12/06/2011
I love the zoo. I am a member so I can get in for free. The food in the little cafe is always good. I love seeing all the animals and touring the grounds around the Croft Family home. However the cemetary needs some maintence like weeding, the grass is always high and its hard to read the markers. I love getting discounts in the gift shop and snack areas. I love the Red Pandas and The Tiger Leopard Cubs and the Flamingos are so cool. It might not be the biggest Zoo in the world but it is still really cool to visit.
NOT VERY MANY ANIMALSby EvieEve on 06/17/2011
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My family loves the zoo we have a membership, and have found it worth the price! The zoo is always clean and the animals have more natural environments than many other zoo's i have visited. The animals seem pretty content. There is a lot of walking but many of the trails are shaded so even on the hot days of summer its not too hot. I have a young child and he loves riding in the stroller and seeing the animals the fish/reptile building is great because you get to see many creatures up close. I'm excited to see the zoo expand even more and get more animals for us to visit.
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Microfinance is nothing to be proud of. It's still debt. The last thing a person in an impoverished country needs is more debt. India is a good case in point, where microfinance turned greedy & the government had to step in. It's not the answer & a worn, tired solution to the problem of extreme poverty in developing nations. Greed & those offering debt are always parnters & to paint it as altruistic is absurd.
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For every negative example their are a thousand powerful examples of the successes due to microfinance. Microfinance isn't people over borrowing on the inflated equity of their home, it is loans as small as $100 that have helped people start sustainable businesses. Those borrowers repay the debt with minimal interest, with much lower default rates than U.S. banks experience, and the funded businesses employ the borrower and in many, many cases other people as well. Even businesses employing hundreds have started with microfinance loans.
Access to investment capital is one of the great advantages of the U.S. (the stock exchange, bond markets and banks), and a great disadvantage in developing countries. Microfinance begins to bridge that gap. In fact, the low-rate loans microfinance organizations have provided have in most cases replaced the loan-shark tactics that have indeed enslaved people for generations.
Has it been abused at times? As long as humans exist that will happen, but microfinance is one of the great success stories of the last 25 years.
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Debt is still debt. "As small as $100" loans sound low, but there are numerous examples that microfinance is loan sharking! As I say again, debt is still debt.
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It was one of the greatest love stories in history and now the marriage certificate that sealed the union of Napoleon and his first wife Josephine is to be sold at auction in September, AFP reports.
The document dated March 8, 1796, was signed by the future Napoleon I and his fiancee Marie Josephe Rose Tascher de La Pagerie, or Josephine, the Viscomtesse de Beauharnais.
The wedding itself took place the next day, and the contract was registered in Paris on March 18.
Despite history recording their passionate love affair, the document shows that the star-crossed lovers could also be very practical.
The marriage certificate states that the pair will "in no way be responsible for the debts and mortgages of the other" and that there will be "no common property" between them.
The document is expected to fetch up to 100,000 euros ($135,000) when it is auctioned on September 21 by Maison Osenat, at a sale in a suburb west of Paris.
The auction, which will feature a number of other manuscripts and items from the era, will also feature two documents related to Bonaparte's arrest in 1794.
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Were I writing only for people like myself, this particular column would probably appear on Christmas Eve. Or, to be more precise, at sometime around 1 a.m. on Christmas Day. That's when I traditionally start wrapping gifts—after the kids are all snug in their beds, or at least feigning sleep behind closed doors.
Like one of Santa's more maniacal elves, I get to work, struggling against cheap wrapping paper, and tape that maddeningly sticks to any and all surfaces except the gift in question. The end result falls short of exquisite, though I take some solace in knowing that the goal is less the presentation than the sheer mass, the patriotic riot of presents that the children awaken to on Christmas morning.
However, not everyone is like me. There are probably responsible adults, my wife included, who are wrapping for Christmas and Hanukkah as I write, this early December morn. Nonetheless, if their gift-wrapping skills are anything like mine—you underestimate the amount of paper required and end up with a gaping hole, destroying the surprise; or you bandage the wound with a separate piece of paper, turning the gift into a Cubist-period Picasso; or you suffer a disabling paper cut—you can probably use a few simple pointers from a pro on the art of wrapping.
That's why I headed downtown Tuesday afternoon to Boomerang, a children's store and neighborhood landmark—they cater to a TriBeCa wooden-toy clientele, and one undoubtedly possessed of a refined eye—to meet with Jacob Marshak. The 26-year-old was coming off a strong showing, if not quite victory, at last weekend's "Scotch Brand Most Gifted Wrapper" contest at Rockefeller Center.
He honed his gift-wrapping skills during seven years as a Boomerang employee, though he now works in real estate, and was returning to the store for a star turn. Mr. Marshak lost to Rosie Sato, a champion amateur wrapper from Gardena, Calif., in the contest's final challenge—a backyard play set. His forte is neatness and speed (a one-two punch anyone who starts shopping on Christmas Eve should be able to appreciate). But Ms. Sato apparently mesmerized the judges with her creativity and shameless use of crowd-pleasing devices such as outsize bows.
"You have to be able to handle the pressure of getting people in and out of the store and still making the gifts look nice," said Mr. Marshak, trying to see past his defeat. He has little use for stores and gift-wrapping departments (and we've all suffered through them) that tell you to leave your purchase and come back an hour later. Or they don't even afford you that courtesy, forcing you to stand on a line that moves with glacial disregard for the fact that the minutes are ticking down to Christmas, and you're still short the all-important statement gift for your significant other. "People who are doing last-minute shopping can't do that"—meaning linger. The ex-toy-store employee added sympathetically: "Especially in this city."
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Indeed, Mr. Marshak contends that his gift-wrapping grace under pressure has translated well to his current job renting and selling real estate. "Listening to the customers, learning what they want," such as whether breathtaking speed or aesthetics is more important to them, "is something I picked up here. If you have a customer who doesn't care how beautiful it is, I can do something in seconds flat."
So can I. But it looks like crap. What I wanted was the secret to foolproof wrapping under duress. "The most comments I get is the neatness," the Scotch Brand finalist gently boasted. "I was the only one to wrap the entire sled to cover every piece of it." He was harking back to a contest high point. He went on, "Crisp edges seem to be the most difficult thing to do."
The way to achieve them, he explained, is to always fold the jagged edge of the paper under. Not only does it look neater, but there's greater margin for error when you're initially scissoring the paper; you don't have to worry about cutting perfectly straight lines if you know they'll be invisible.
But I already sort of knew that. Where I fail miserably, and find myself near tears at an hour when I'm supposed to have already settled down for a long winter's nap, is cutting off a sheet of paper and discovering that it incompletely covers the gift. Mr. Marshak shared a foolproof method for guaranteeing that never happens; the answer isn't to overcompensate ridiculously by cutting off twice as much paper as you need.
"As I pull out the paper," he said as he measured a sheet of Boomerang's heavy-duty decorated green craft paper, "I roll the box as I'm going."
In other words, you advance the gift along the sheet of paper while rotating it, automatically measuring both widths and depths.
He used a similar trick to estimate the amount of ribbon he'd need to bundle the package by measuring the dimensions of the box with the ribbon, and then multiplying that yardstick by four. "That's exactly enough to just cover it," Mr. Marshak said. "Then I take out what I know to be just the right amount for a nice bow."
Product endorsement: As he worked he was wearing a Scotch Brand Pop-Up bracelet tape dispenser, which serves up the tape in 2-inch strips, leaving both hands free to wrap.
However, part of the art of wrapping is also knowing when to throw in the towel. There are certain toys Boomerang sells that it refuses to wrap, unless they remain disassembled in the box—for example, ride-on scooters, tricycles and peddle-less toddler bikes. He said the last time one of those was wrapped, pointing to a trike with a push bar, was shortly after the store opened in 2002.
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Mr. Marshak's girlfriend, Alexandra Turnier—apparently a world-class wrapper herself—included that anecdote when, unbeknownst to Mr. Marshak, she submitted his name for the Most Gifted Wrapper contest.
"She's very fast," he explained, adding that he's nominating her for next year's competition, to avenge the couple's honor. "I just consider myself the fastest. But she has a design-oriented way of looking at things. She made all the signs for the cheering section, including a poster that looked like a gift-wrapped box. If she gets selected she's definitely going to kill it."


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The Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games organizers have announced a $20 million overhaul to the 1975 Etobicoke facility.
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The Etobicoke Olympium, home to everything from children's swim lessons and seniors aquafit to competitive swimming and diving, is getting a $20 million overhaul.
Claire Carver-Dias, who spent 48 hours a week in that pool leading up to her Olympic bronze medal in synchronized swimming in the 2000 Sydney Games, can attest to just how well-worn this community aquatics centre is.
She remembers looking up one day during her routine and "watching it snow" inside the pool.
"In its heyday, it was seen as one of the best aquatic facilities in Canada," said Carver-Dias, who was at Wednesday's announcement.
The well-loved 1975 facility is getting its upgrade thanks to government funding for the 2015 Pan Am Games in Toronto.
The project, jointly funded by Ottawa and Toronto, will include state-of-the-art improvements to the pools and the diving towers, as well as mechanical and electrical improvements to the facility. The city is also replacing the roof.
It will be a training facility for swimming, water polo, diving and synchronized swimming leading up to the Pan Am Games and serve as a practice facility during the event. But its lasting legacy will be for the community, said Ian Troop, chief executive of the 2015 Pam Am/Parapan Am organizing committee.
"We're pleased the Games are providing an opportunity to breathe new life into this dynamic community facility," Troop said at the announcement with Mayor Rob Ford, MP Bal Gosal, federal minister of sport, and MPP Michael Chan, provincial minister responsible for the Pan Am Games.
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The rooms were what you would expect for a cheap hotel. But the staff makes up for that for sure. They were very friendly as long as you don't use the towels to clean your bike. I stayed at the 35th and main location it looked a lot better than the one closer to down town. I stayed two nights and would return there again my next time through town. Definitely a good place to lay your head after a long ride.
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In C#, the
FileStream's methods Read/Write/Seek take
integer in parameter. In a previous post , I have seen a good solution to read/write files that are bigger than the virtual memory allocated to a process.
This solution works if you want to write the data from the beginning to the end. But in my case, the chunks of data I am receiving are in no particular order.
I have a code that works for files smaller than 2GB :
private void WriteChunk(byte[] data, int position, int chunkSize, int count, string path)
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SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Former University of San Diego midfielder Christian Duke was selected by Sporting Kansas City in the Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft on Tuesday. Duke was the 14th pick in the four-round supplemental draft.
"It's a great feeling coming into an organization that is well known for their blue-collar, hard-nosed tactics," Duke said. "Peter Vermes is a great coach and I look forward to playing for the organization. Ever since I was a little kid, I always wanted to be playing professionally in Kansas City. Now I have my opportunity. I just have to go get it now."
Duke (Overland Park, Kans.- Shawnee Mission South HS) concluded his USD career by starting all 23 of the Toreros' games this past season, helping lead the team to their first NCAA Quarterfinal appearance since 1992. He was a 2nd-team All-WCC honoree this past season and an honorable mention selection in 2010.
Overall, Duke started 56 of 60 contests during his time in a Torero uniform. Duke made his mark by playing a hard-nosed brand of soccer where he helped spearhead a stout and physical USD defense while also playing a huge role in setting up teammates for scoring opportunities on the offensive side of the pitch. He did not score any goals but recorded six assists during his career.
As a high-schooler, Duke played for the Sporting KC Academy and now has an opportunity to stick on with the big club. Duke's father, Chris, was a USD class of 1988 alum who played professional indoor soccer with the Kansas City Comets and Kansas City Attack, among other teams.
Duke's selection in the Supplemental Draft comes on the heels of former teammate Dan Delgado being selected in the 2nd round of the SuperDraft last week by the San Jose Earthquakes. Last season, Stephen Posa was also selected in the Supplemental Draft but by the Los Angeles Galaxy.
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Innuendos abound in the show-within-a-show farce "The Knight of the Burning Pestle," a "mash-up of 17th-century nonsense" being presented by the Foothill College Theatre Arts Department through June 10 in the Lohman Theatre, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. This adaptation of the Francis Beaumont comedy tells the tale of a rough-around-the-edges grocer who is disappointed by a play he's seeing, and decides to rush the stage and cast his apprentice instead.
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Several authors who contributed to "Exit Laughing: How Humor Takes the Sting Out of Death," a collection of 24 personal stories, will speak at 7 p.m. tomorrow, May 31, at Kepler's Books, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park.
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as i should know, being in community theatre such as the production at Foothill College is a real commitment of time and energy. just go to see the show and it will probably be a positive experience. keplers store has been around for such a long time. this looks like a worthwhile event to attend and enjoy yourself
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- URAC announced today the agenda for the 2009 Best Practices in Health Care Consumer Empowerment and Protection Conference to be held, April 1-2, 2009 in Orlando, Florida. In addition to Ian Morrison's opening keynote address The Future of the Healthcare Marketplace: The Quest for Value for All Americans, and Lee Woodruff's closing keynote address In an Instant: A Health Care Consumer's Journey of Healing and Empowerment, there will be a lunchtime poster session, 15 best practice presentations and a judges' panel.
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(CNN) --Thirty people were killed and 126 others wounded when a bomb exploded near Ankara's main train station Saturday morning, the Turkish Interior Ministry said in a statement.
(CNN) --Thirty people were killed and 126 others wounded when a bomb exploded near Ankara's main train station Saturday morning, the Turkish Interior Ministry said in a statement.
One person has been killed and dozens injured during overnight clashes between Palestinians in the Shufat refugee camp and Israeli forces, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.
Yousef Imkhaimer, an activist from inside the camp in East Jerusalem, identified the dead man as Ahmad Jamal Salah, 20.
An Israeli police spokesman said "a group of terrorists" from the camp attacked an Israeli checkpoint with gunfire, explosive devices, Molotov cocktails and rocks and its forces fired back.
One person was shot and transferred to a local hospital for treatment, according Luba Samri, an Israeli police spokeswoman. She said he is in critical condition.
Israeli officials did not report any deaths.
Ongoing clashes
It is the latest bloodshed in a wave of violence between Israelis and Palestinians stemming from recent restrictions by the Israeli government on the site Jews call the Temple Mount. Muslims refer to it as the Noble Sanctuary.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday urged Arab and Israeli leaders to stay away from one of the country's holiest sites in an effort to keep tensions from getting out of hand.
In a televised speech, Netanyahu asked Jewish and Arab political leaders to steer clear of the area for fear that any visits could spark an "explosive" event. Anger has been brewing among Palestinians over Israeli restrictions on access to the site.
The site is sacred to both Judaism and Islam and, as such, has become a focal point of discord.
At least one powerful bomb hit near the main train station in Ankara Saturday morning, killing 30 people,authorities said, making it by far the deadliest attack in the city in recent memory.
The explosion, which caused chaos and bloodshed, took place during a peace march in the Turkish capital.
Video of the event showed the aftermath, with bodies strewn on sidewalks and the injured lying on the ground with bystanders desperately trying to help them.
The blast was so powerful that it shook high-rise buildings and offices. The death toll is expected to climb. The Interior Ministry said 30 people had been killed and 126 others injured.
A newly aggressive stance toward ISIS
No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, though suspicion immediately fell on the ISIS terrorist group or on Kurdish separatists in Turkey,
Turkey avoided, for quite some time, any conflict with ISIS, perhaps in exchange for the release earlier this year of dozens of Turkish hostages seized in the Iraqi city of Mosul.
No details of those negotiations have been released.
However, Turkey recently changed its stance and allowed the U.S. to launch strikes on ISIS from the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey.
Is Turkey hurting ISIS?
Some observers predicted at the time that Turkey might be subject to terrorist attacks because of its newly aggressive stance toward ISIS.
In an interview with CNN in July, Esra Ozyurek, chair of Contemporary Turkish Studies at the London School of Economics, said that attacks in Turkey, or the lack of them, would indicate whether ISIS was being hurt by the strikes based out of Turkey.
"If Turkey's really hurting ISIS, then there will be attacks," Ozyurek told CNN.
But there is as yet no indication yet on who was responsible for Saturday's bombing.
New reports have said that many Turks have joined ISIS' ranks and that Turks, many of whom have been recruiting in Ankara, may make up a third of ISIS' ranks.
Elephants are giant, cancer-battling super creatures that destroy damaged cells long before they become cancerous.
In a study this week, scientists said elephant genes may provide a crucial clue in the fight against human cancer.
The mammoth mammals rarely get cancer, which has long bewildered scientists considering elephants have 100 times as many cells as humans.
"They should be 100 times more likely to have a cell slip into a cancerous state and trigger the disease over their long life span of 50 to 70 years," scientists at the University of Utah said.
Yet they don't. The cancer mortality rate for elephants is less than 5% compared with 25% in people, the study said.
A team of scientists from the University of Utah and Arizona State University said they can explain the lower numbers.
In their search for answers, they combed through elephant DNA and found a few deviations.
Elephants have extra genes that stop tumors long before they form.
They have "at least 40 copies of genes that encodes p53, a well-defined tumor suppressor," scientists said. In comparison, humans have only two copies of such genes.
The massive animals also detect damaged cells preemptively, which they then repair or kill.
"Elephants may have a more robust mechanism for killing damaged cells that are at risk for becoming cancerous," the study said.
Cancer prevention
During the study, scientists extracted white blood cells from elephants and damaged the cells' DNA.
"It's as if the elephants said, 'It's so important that we don't get cancer, we're going to kill this cell and start over fresh,'" said Joshua Schiffman, one of the study's author and a pediatric oncologist at the University of Utah School of Medicine.
"If you kill the damaged cell, it's gone, and it can't turn into cancer. This may be more effective of an approach to cancer prevention than trying to stop a mutated cell from dividing and not being able to completely repair itself."
The study involved work by researchers from the two universities, and the Ringling Bros. Center for Elephant Conservation. The results were published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
What it means for human treatment
Without the genetic cancer-fighting ability, elephants would be long gone.
"By all logical reasoning, elephants should be developing a tremendous amount of cancer, and in fact, should be extinct by now due to such a high risk for cancer," Schiffman said. "We think that making more p53 is nature's way of keeping this species alive."
While there are other contributing factors that make humans more at risk of getting cancer, experts said, the study provides insight on treatment.
"Nature has already figured out how to prevent cancer," Schiffman said.
"It's up to us to learn how different animals tackle the problem so we can adapt those strategies to prevent cancer in people."